132° Gruppo Stormo Baltimore

[Gianandrea Bussi]

You can find the Diari Storici of Stormo Baltimore and 28° and 132° Gruppo at the Italian AF Archive of Historical Office in Rome.

Anyway, 28° Gruppo Baltimore bombed Senj at least on the following dates:

18 january 1945 in early afternoon

8 february 1945 in the late morning

20 february 1945 in the afternoon

On 22 february 1945 bombs had not been dropped because target was covered by clouds

132° Gruppo bombed Senj at least one time in february 1945, but I don't know any details.

These infos are from a 28° Gruppo pilot flight book and from the book "Cinque anni alla 253a Squadriglia" by Gen. Enrico Marescalchi.

A picture of a bombing of Senj is published in "L'Aeronautica Italiana nella Guerra di Liberazione" by Angelo Lodi: in the caption, the date of 18 february 1945 is given.

Gianandrea